Question 1

Why do prices at Upper Valley Medical Center vary across procedures?

Accepted Answer

Hospital prices reflect many factors including procedure complexity, whether imaging contrast is used, anesthesia requirements, facility fees, and the physician's time. Upper Valley Medical Center publishes these prices as required by federal law under 45 CFR Part 180, and they represent the hospital's cash pay rates. Your actual cost may vary depending on your insurance plan, specific diagnosis, and any additional services required.

Question 2

Does the cash pay price include the radiologist or physician reading fee?

Accepted Answer

This depends on whether Upper Valley Medical Center bundles professional fees into the facility charge or bills them separately. We recommend calling the hospital's billing department directly and asking whether the published cash pay price is all-inclusive or whether you should expect a separate bill from the reading physician or specialist.

Question 3

How do I get a personalized estimate from Upper Valley Medical Center?

Accepted Answer

Contact Upper Valley Medical Center's billing or patient financial services department directly. Have your insurance card (if applicable), the procedure name, and your physician's order ready. Ask for a good faith estimate, which hospitals are required to provide under the No Surprises Act. The prices shown here are a starting point to help you ask the right questions, not a final quote.

Question 4

What does the Transparency Score mean?

Accepted Answer

The Transparency Score reflects how complete Upper Valley Medical Center's published pricing data is relative to the federal requirements and to other hospitals in the same metro. A higher score means more procedures covered, more payer rates reported, and better data quality. We source every number from the hospital's own Machine-Readable File and never interpolate missing data.

	Category		Range
Hysteroscopy	other	$35	$35 to $35	Low
Breast Biopsy	other	$42	$42 to $42	Low
Angioplasty with Stent (PCI)	other	$675	$675 to $675	Low
Echocardiogram	imaging	$799	$799 to $799	Low
EKG (Electrocardiogram)	cardiac	$1,671	$1,671 to $1,671	Low
IUD Insertion	other	$2,930	$2,930 to $2,930	Low
Stress Test	cardiac	$3,234	$3,234 to $3,234	Low
Emergency Room Visit	emergency	$4,671	$451 to $8,403	Low
Dialysis	other	$5,419	$5,419 to $5,419	Low
Cardiac Catheterization	cardiac	N/A	$94 to $28,283	Low
COPD Management	other	N/A	$3,514 to $4,297	Low
Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic)	surgery	N/A	$8,354 to $39,775	Low
Kidney Stone Removal	other	N/A	$21,850 to $51,709	Low
Mammogram	preventive	N/A	$89 to $440	Low
Prostatectomy	other	N/A	$11,446 to $11,446	Low
Total Hip Replacement	surgery	N/A	$12,833 to $14,658	Low
Total Knee Replacement	surgery	N/A	$12,610 to $12,639	Low

Upper Valley Medical Center

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Procedure Pricing

Understanding Upper Valley Medical Center's Pricing